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Lmuller18
Asked: 2013-09-30 11:18:43 +0800 CST

How do I add a custom image to notify-send?

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In notify-send I know that -i can be used to add a stock image to the notification, but how can I add my own custom image? I have gone into usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32 where notify-send pulls from, but it won't show any image at all. Is it possible to include an image other than the stock images?

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    You need to tell it where to find the icon, like

    notify-send -i /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/status/stock_lock-broken.png  summary test

    And of course you can use your own icon too, not only the default ones.

    For using an icon from your own home directory you would use one of

    notify-send -i ~/pictures/picture-name.png summary test
notify-send -i /home/<yourusername>/pictures/picture-name.png summary test

    Remember: names are case sensitive and paths must be absolute paths. /Home probably doesn't exist on your system.

    man notify-send will tell you about other options too.

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